Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0188

Incident date

October 14, 2023

Location

مسجد التقوى, Al Taqwa Mosque, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.442436, 34.400289 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least one man, 43-year-old Hisham Abu Khattab, was killed when Al-Taqwa mosque, in the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by Israeli aircraft on Saturday, October 14th 2023.

Hisham lived in Nuseirat Camp, in the center of the Gaza strip. His death was reported by over ten sources. A post by Samaae on Facebook showed destruction to a residential area. No other information was available.

Hisham’s name was found among the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.

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The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Hisham Abu Khattab هشام أبو خطاب
43 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 800225187

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Al Taqwa Mosque (مسجد التقوى) to the west of Bureij (البريج), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.442436, 34.400289. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Religious Institution
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

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    Source: Samaae

Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Religious Institution
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (10) [ collapse]